joe smith | Keysight U1282a Review Part2, The Frequency Counter @joesmith-je3tq | Uploaded August 2022 | Updated October 2024, 5 days ago.
Part2, After discovering that the U1282A's frequency counter has problems above 30MHz, I decided to try driving the meter with a different waveform as well as compare it with a few other low cost meters.


Part 1
youtube.com/watch?v=QFino110A0c

My video comparing the U1282A's GDT protection with the more common MOV approach. This video was inspired after watching the EEVBLOG review below.
youtube.com/watch?v=wYCGnYglRjY

EEVBLOG reviews the U1282A
youtube.com/watch?v=kajevAH8fqg

VBE reviews the U1282A
youtube.com/watch?v=7NGoXnQLgkw&t=1s

Feel free to join the thread:
eevblog.com/forum/testgear/hear-kitty-kitty-kitty-nope-not-that-kind-of-cat/?PHPSESSID=nakhi153ramc9d1j055iih4nr3

The data for the meters I have tested may be found here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cXzYpIoyVm9QJUju4KXqM22CEQZP3_xwWvDyeVwxTy4/edit?usp=sharing

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions may be found here: docs.google.com/document/d/1gEPFeOZpsNSm0-7sA98w2P5XE5x77Oal9dQEYvQnF6g/edit?usp=sharing